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Internal Medicine
Tall people: Your hearts are at risk
Tall people: Your hearts are at risk
The research team reveals a strong link between the genetic variants associated with height and one’s risk for arterial fibrillation, and is among the first to demonstrate that height may be a causal—not correlated—risk factor for the condition.
If you’re black and pregnant, heart disease diagnosis may come too late
If you’re black and pregnant, heart disease diagnosis may come too late
A Penn study finds black women are diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy significantly later than white women, which likely explains disparities in outcomes.
Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria
Kill stomach cancer risk by attacking this common bacteria
Penn researchers are the first to assess Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk among certain demographics and ethnic groups.
Complete remission within reach for rare autoimmune disease
Complete remission within reach for rare autoimmune disease
The findings may inform use of the recent FDA-approved drug rituximab to better treat patients with pemphigus, a rare chronic autoimmune condition.
Advancing algorithmic care
Advancing algorithmic care
Experts from Penn share their perspectives on the role of advanced algorithms and AI in health care and what the future holds for digital health technologies.
Researchers explore spinal discs’ early response to injury
Researchers explore spinal discs’ early response to injury
Researchers may have found a way to press pause on spinal disc injuries, giving doctors more time to treat them before worse issues develop.
Failure of mitochondrial quality control causes heart disease
Failure of mitochondrial quality control causes heart disease
A new Penn Medicine study reveals a well-known protein participates in mitophagy; mutations in the genes of that protein suppress mitophagy and cause disease.
The price of noise
The price of noise
Silence is a rare commodity these days, because society has only gotten louder. “And we're all paying a price for it in terms of our health,” says Mathias Basner, an associate professor of sleep and chronobiology in psychiatry at Penn.
How safe and effective are new pulmonary embolism devices?
How safe and effective are new pulmonary embolism devices?
A scientific statement from the American Heart Association, led by Penn Medicine, identifies the risks and benefits of new interventional devices compared to the use of blood thinners alone.
Penn team creates first bile duct-on-a-chip
Penn team creates first bile duct-on-a-chip
The miniature, fabricated organ, replicating the structure and cellular makeup of the tissue, may lead to better understanding of the organ system and the differences between child and adult bile ducts.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
COVID patient who survived coma reunites with Penn care team
A COVID patient who survived his coma recently reunited with the Penn Medicine care team that helped save his life, including Jennifer Olenik of the Perelman School of Medicine.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Shoppers react after 10 million pounds of meat recalled due to listeria contamination
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that people who ate recalled chicken within the last day should be watched to ensure they aren’t developing fever, diarrhea, or nausea.
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KFF Health News
Patients are relying on Lyft, Uber to travel far distances to medical care
According to Krisda Chaiyachati of the Perelman School of Medicine, some insurance companies and cancer treatment centers pay for ride-hailing services to reduce missed medical appointments.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Fox 29 anchor Mike Jerrick diagnosed with prostate cancer, recovering from surgery
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine made the initial diagnosis of prostate cancer for veteran newscaster Mike Jerrick.
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Fox 29 (Philadelphia)
Philadelphia heat: Tips to avoid heat-related illness as dangerous heat lingers
Michael Cirigliano of the Perelman School of Medicine says that heat stroke, which can be fatal, starts as heat exhaustion then leads to more symptoms as the temperature rises.
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Time
What competitive eating does to the body
David Metz of the Perelman School of Medicine explains some of the effects of speed-eating.
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